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Songlines: traveller singers

03 May 24 - 08:40 AM (#4201957)
Subject: Songlines: traveller singers
From: GUEST,Peter Laban

Singer Thomas McCarthy visits a variety of trsveller singers in this RTE documentary:

Songlines

Worth a look.


03 May 24 - 08:47 AM (#4201958)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: GUEST,Peter Laban

Oops, that link went to a previous programme, Songs of the open road. Also worth a look but not the one intended.

So, again:


Songlines


03 May 24 - 02:41 PM (#4201965)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: GUEST,RA

I really want to see this but I think it's currently only available to viewers in Ireland (I'm not in Ireland).


03 May 24 - 02:53 PM (#4201966)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: GUEST,Peter L.

Sorry sbout that, I didn't realise. TG4 usually lists where programmes are available but RTE doesn't. So I had no way of checking availability and just assumed it could be watched anywhere.


04 May 24 - 02:26 AM (#4201982)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: The Sandman

thankyou


04 May 24 - 03:04 AM (#4201983)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: The Sandman

The programme mentions the cruel behaviour of the irish establishment taking traveller children and putting them in industrial schools


05 May 24 - 04:39 AM (#4202053)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: GUEST,Nick Dow

Trish Nolan John Reilly's niece wrote a song on that subject.


05 May 24 - 10:47 AM (#4202063)
Subject: RE: Songlines: traveller singers
From: GUEST,Peter Laban

She's on the programme, speaking about it.